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Michigan Policast for March 18, 2019
Amy kicks off our show this week with the latest on impeachment, Christine gives the rundown on AG Nessel, and Walt gets into campaign finance with Elissa Slotkin and Craig Mauger, of
Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
Segment 1: Amy offers the pros and cons of impeachment
Is Speaker Nancy Pelosi playing the long game on Trump and #impeachment? Click To Tweet
Segment 2: Christine reviews Dana Nessel's record
- Michigan Attorney General website
- Michigan AG open investigations
- Frank Kelley Wikipedia page
- Michigan Attorney General FOIA request site
- Michigan AG news which includes details on lawsuits and other items mentioned in the podcast
- State Senator Stephanie Chang Opinion Request (pdf)
- Former AG Schuette's Opinion 7306, which is the question of Sen. Chang's request
- Governor Whitmer's Opinion Request on “polluter panels” (pdf)
- Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson requests opinion on changes to initiative and referendum process
As promised. https://t.co/FBHggap6db
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) February 4, 2019
Segment 3: Dark Money with statements from Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI08) and an interview with Craig Mauger of Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
- Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin
- End Citizens United
- H.R.1 – For the People Act of 2019
- Freshman Dems demand more power from Pelosi
- Nancy Pelosi on Impeaching Trump: ‘He’s Just Not Worth It’
Interview with Craig Mauger, Executive Director of Michigan Campaign Finance Network
- Michigan Campaign Finance Network
- Two 2018 U.S. House Races Could Be Michigan’s Most Expensive In Years
- Following The Money In Michigan: 2018
- How Michael Bloomberg Used His Money to Aid Democratic Victories in the House
- Michigan’s Public Funding Program – Quick Facts – Gubernatorial Candidates Only (pdf)
- House Bill 4007 (2019) and House Bill 4011 (2019) – FOIA legislation
'SuperPACs and non-profits are playing a larger role in these races, which puts more pressure to the candidate to raise and spend even more money in order to compete with these outside forces.' ~Craig Mauger, MCFNClick To TweetMichigan has been ranked 50th out of 50 states for transparency and accountability. But here at @MichiganCFN, we worked hard to shine light into the darkness in 2018: https://t.co/4xhFhan9Yb. pic.twitter.com/xETMfPFW6C
— Mi Campaign Finance (@MichiganCFN) December 27, 2018
Will pieces of HR1 turn into a standalone bill? Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (MI-08) is ready to break off sections so that we can block foreign money and bring integrity back to our elections. Details in this week's episode of Michigan Policast Click To TweetWhy do I care about transparency?
1) The public deserves to know;
2) it holds gov't accountable;
3) it strengthens democracy. #SunshineWeek— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) March 15, 2019